The PlayStation 4 Emulator shadPS4 can now boot Bloodborne on PC

PlayStation 4 emulation takes a huge step forward as Bloodborne becomes bootable on shadPS4

While Sony has been bringing many of its PlayStation 4 classics to PC, From Software’s Bloodborne remains restricted to Sony’s last-generation console. Now, the PlayStation 4 emulator shadPS4 can now boot Bloodborne on PC. While the game is not playable, it can reach its start menu and enter the game’s character creation menu. This is a huge step forward for PlayStation 4 emulation.

Yes, the game has colour issues. Yes, the game has no music. And yes, the game has visual artifacts. Even so, shadPS4 can now run Bloodborne on PC. In time, the game should become fully playable on PC through emulation. That’s great news for Bloodborne fans, and those wish to play PS4 games on PC.

Below, we can see Bloodborne running on PC though shadPS4.

It is likely that we are years away from having Bloodborne be playable on PC through emulation. Regardless, this is an exciting time for the emulation community. Soon, a new console will be available to emulate on PC. This potentially means that PC gamers could break past the resolution and framerate limits of Bloodborne’s PS4 version. After all, other emulators have enabled resolution boosting and framerate unlocking.

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